Truck Rate Report Washington, DC November 18, 2020 USDA - Specialty Crops Market News Contact: Patty Willkie 202-365-6701 WA_FV190 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY NOVEMBER 17 2020 Rates quoted represent open (spot) market sales that shippers or receivers pay, depending on basis of sale, per load, including brokers' fees for shipments in truck load volume to a single destination. Extra charges for delivery to terminal markets, multi-pickup and multi-drop shipments are not included unless otherwise stated. Rates are based on the most usual loads in 48-53 foot refrigerated trailers from the origin shipping area to the destination receiving city. The ten cities of destination are Atlanta, Georgia; Baltimore, Maryland; Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Los Angeles, California; Miami, Florida; New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Seattle, Washington. A shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities: cucumbers, squash, cantaloupe, honeydew, and watermelon from Mexico Crossings through Nogales Arizona, carrots and grapes from Kern District California, celery, strawberries, cilantro, cabbage, parsley and kale from Oxnard District California, berries, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, lettuce, Romaine and leaf lettuce from Salinas Watsonville California, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, lettuce, Romaine, leaf lettuce and strawberries from Santa Maria California, potatoes from San Luis Valley Colorado, potatoes from Upper Valley, Twin Falls-Burley District Idaho, onions from Idaho and Malheur County Oregon, potatoes from Minnesota-North Dakota Red River Valley, sweet potatoes from Eastern North Carolina, potatoes and onions from Columbia Basin Washington, apples and pears from Yakima Valley and Wenatchee District Washington, and potatoes and onions from Central Wisconsin. A slight shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities: citrus and avocados from South District California, vegetables from West District Florida, potatoes from Minnesota-North Dakota, limes, mangos, tomatoes, broccoli, mixed fruits and vegetables from Mexico Crossings through Texas, and watermelons from Texas. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF NOVEMBER 11-17 2020 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY NOVEMBER 17 2020 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY NOVEMBER 10 2020 SHOWN IN (). In areas where rates are based on package rates, per-load rates were derived by multiplying the package rate by the number of packages in the most usual load in a 48-53 foot trailer. WEEKLY RANGE TUESDAY MOSTLY MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH NOGALES, ARIZONA -- CUCUMBERS, EGGPLANT, SQUASH, CANTALOUP, HONEYDEW AND WATERMELON SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 5400 6100 5400 5800 (+2) BALTIMORE 7600 8500 7800 8200 (+1) BOSTON 8500 9400 8700 9200 (+2) CHICAGO 4500 5500 4800 5200 (+1) DALLAS 3200 3800 3300 3600 (+1) LOS ANGELES 1300 1600 (+7) MIAMI 7100 7900 7500 7900 (+1) NEW YORK 8500 9500 (+8) PHILADELPHIA 8400 9000 (+9) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS AND GRAPES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 7300 9100 7900 8900 (+29) BALTIMORE 8800 10800 9300 10100 (+13) BOSTON 9600 11300 10100 11000 (+19) CHICAGO 7100 8500 7300 8300 (+16) DALLAS 6100 7900 6900 7800 (+28) MIAMI 9000 11000 9800 10800 (+18) NEW YORK 9200 10900 9500 10300 (+10) PHILADELPHIA 9000 10900 9400 10100 (+11) OXNARD DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CELERY, STRAWBERRIES, CILANTRO, CABBAGE, ROMAINE, PARSLEY AND KALE SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 7200 9000 7800 8800 BALTIMORE 8700 10700 9200 10000 BOSTON 9500 11200 10000 10900 CHICAGO 7000 8400 7200 8200 DALLAS 6000 7800 6800 7700 MIAMI 8900 10900 9700 10700 NEW YORK 9100 10800 9400 10200 PHILADELPHIA 8900 10800 9300 10000 SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- STRAWBERRIES, BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER AND CELERY SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 7500 9300 8100 9100 BALTIMORE 9000 11000 9500 10300 BOSTON 9800 11500 10300 11200 CHICAGO 7300 8700 7500 8500 DALLAS 6300 8100 7100 8000 MIAMI 9200 11200 10000 11000 NEW YORK 9400 11100 9700 10500 PHILADELPHIA 9200 11100 9600 10300 SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- GRAPES, APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5900 6500 6100 6300 (0) BALTIMORE 7300 7900 7400 7600 (0) BOSTON 7900 8500 8100 8300 (0) CHICAGO 5400 6200 5700 6100 (0) DALLAS 4500 5200 4700 5000 (0) MIAMI 7600 8200 7800 8000 (0) NEW YORK 7600 8200 7800 8000 (0) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, CELERY, LETTUCE, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE AND STRAWBERRIES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 7400 9200 8000 9000 (+16) BALTIMORE 8900 10900 9400 10200 (+11) BOSTON 9700 11400 10200 11100 (+12) CHICAGO 7200 8600 7400 8400 (+13) DALLAS 6200 8000 7000 7900 (+27) MIAMI 9100 11100 9900 10900 (+18) NEW YORK 9300 11000 9600 10400 (+9) PHILADELPHIA 9100 11000 9500 10200 (+9) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 7500 8800 7800 8600 (+21) BALTIMORE 9000 10500 9200 9800 (+14) BOSTON 9800 11000 10000 10700 (+14) CHICAGO 7000 8200 7200 8000 (+14) DALLAS 6600 7600 6800 7500 (+30) MIAMI 9600 10700 9700 10500 (+19) NEW YORK 9400 10600 9400 10000 (+11) PHILADELPHIA 9300 10600 9300 9800 (+12) SEATTLE 3500 5000 3800 4700 (+5) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 3010 4100 (0) BALTIMORE 4200 4300 (0) CHICAGO 2580 3000 (0) DALLAS 1505 2800 (0) LOS ANGELES 1935 2100 (0) MIAMI 4900 5805 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3870 4300 (0) CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA -- VEGETABLES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1000 1200 (+5) BALTIMORE 1900 2400 2000 2300 (+10) BOSTON 3100 3300 (+16) CHICAGO 1800 1900 (0) NEW YORK 2700 3000 (+14) PHILADELPHIA 2000 2700 2300 2700 (+19) WEST DISTRICT FLORIDA -- VEGETABLES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 900 1200 (+11) BALTIMORE 2500 2700 (+6) BOSTON 3600 3800 (+6) CHICAGO 1900 2100 (+14) NEW YORK 3100 3300 (+12) PHILADELPHIA 2400 2800 (+4) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4888 5313 (0) BALTIMORE 5950 6800 (0) BOSTON 6375 7225 (0) CHICAGO 3613 3825 3825 (0) DALLAS 3613 4250 3825 (0) LOS ANGELES 2018 2231 (0) MIAMI 6800 7225 (0) NEW YORK 5375 7438 6200 7200 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5950 6800 (0) IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON -- ONIONS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 5525 5950 (0) BALTIMORE 6375 7225 (0) BOSTON 7225 8500 (0) CHICAGO 4250 4675 4675 (0) DALLAS 4250 5100 4675 (0) LOS ANGELES 1913 2300 (0) MIAMI 7013 8925 7650 (0) NEW YORK 6800 8075 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6375 7650 (0) LOUISIANA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- CHICAGO 2000 2400 2200 (0) NEW YORK 4000 4200 4000 (0) MICHIGAN -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 3100 3200 (0) BALTIMORE 3000 3200 (0) CHICAGO 1200 1300 (0) DALLAS 3400 3500 (0) NEW YORK 3500 3600 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3200 3300 (0) MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) -- POTATOES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4730 5160 4838 4945 (+3) BALTIMORE 5160 5590 5160 (0) BOSTON 5698 6880 6020 6450 (+12) MIAMI 6020 6235 6020 (+2) NEW YORK 5590 6020 5590 5805 (+13) PHILADELPHIA 5160 5375 (+7) MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) -- POTATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- CHICAGO 2365 2795 2365 2580 (0) DALLAS 3440 4085 3655 4085 (+20) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1600 (0) CHICAGO 1500 2000 1800 (0) DALLAS 1600 2000 1800 (0) EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA -- SWEET POTATOES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2500 (0) BALTIMORE 2000 (0) BOSTON 3000 3500 (0) CHICAGO 3000 (0) MIAMI 2500 (0) NEW YORK 2500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2250 (0) NEW YORK -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4000 5712 4700 5712 (0) BALTIMORE 2000 2500 (0) BOSTON 2000 2300 (0) CHICAGO 3500 4980 4100 4980 (0) MIAMI 4200 6800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2000 2500 (0) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES MANGOS TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2800 3700 3400 3500 (-8) BALTIMORE 4800 5600 5000 5200 (-2) BOSTON 6600 7000 (+13) CHICAGO 3200 3800 3300 3400 (-4) DALLAS 1400 1600 1500 1600 (-3) LOS ANGELES 2900 3400 3200 3300 (-8) MIAMI 3800 4600 4400 4500 (0) NEW YORK 5700 6300 5800 5900 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 5000 5600 5300 5400 (+4) SEATTLE 5800 6200 (-5) TEXAS -- WATERMELONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2800 3700 3400 3500 (-8) BALTIMORE 4800 5600 5000 5200 (-2) BOSTON 6600 7000 (+13) CHICAGO 3200 3800 3300 3400 (-4) DALLAS 1400 1600 1500 1600 (-3) LOS ANGELES 2900 3400 3200 3300 (-8) MIAMI 3800 4600 4400 4500 (0) NEW YORK 5700 6300 5800 5900 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 5000 5600 5300 5400 (+4) SEATTLE 5800 6200 (-5) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 7400 7600 (0) BALTIMORE 7438 8000 (0) CHICAGO 5600 5900 (0) DALLAS 5600 5840 (0) LOS ANGELES 2450 3000 (0) MIAMI 8600 8800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 7800 8000 (0) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES AND PEARS. SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 7500 8600 7700 8300 (+10) BALTIMORE 8300 9800 8500 9000 (+5) BOSTON 9300 10300 9500 10100 (+9) CHICAGO 6400 7800 6400 7000 (+6) DALLAS 5800 7300 5800 6400 (+1) LOS ANGELES 2600 3200 2700 3000 (+4) MIAMI 9200 10300 9600 10200 (+7) NEW YORK 9000 10200 9200 9800 (+9) PHILADELPHIA 8400 9800 8400 9000 (+4) SEATTLE 900 1300 1000 1150 (+2) CENTRAL WISCONSIN -- POTATOES AND ONIONS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 3400 3613 (0) BALTIMORE 3400 3613 (0) BOSTON 3613 4800 3825 4800 (0) CHICAGO 1063 1169 (0) DALLAS 3400 4038 (0) MIAMI 4888 5525 (0) NEW YORK 3613 4800 3825 4800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3400 3613 (0) TRUCK SHIPMENTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Shipments are in 40,000 pound units. Information is subject to revision. 2020 2019 NOV 08-14 NOV 10-16 U.S. 23,970 30,362 IMPORTS 16,826 14,365 ------------ -------------- sum 40,796 44,727 NOV 01-07 NOV 03-09 U.S. 23,397 27,747 IMPORTS 16,095 17,190 ------------ -------------- sum 39,492 44,937 OCT 25-31 OCT 27-NOV 02 U.S. 23,483 26,364 IMPORTS 16,466 18,216 ------------ -------------- sum 39,949 44,580